With this win, VB Thiruvallur Veerans leapfrog to the top of points table while Madurai Super Giants slip to the second spot from the bottom half. That's all we have from today's TNPL razzle-dazzle. CYA tomorrow!!

Malolan Rangarajan: I believed 143 was defendable. It certainly was a gettable score but the only thing I told to my team was that I need a certain brand of cricket. Kudos to our boys for putting up an all-round show. It is the unknows who are the surprise package for us. A lot of hard work has gone into our fielding, we had match situation fielding which really helped us.

Shijit: We gave lot of runs but came back well towards the end. The wicket was very good and the target was achievable but we have to plan our batting better. We are lacking somewhere, we have to comeback strong in the next game. I think we had partnerships, but we couldn't prolong it. We have to execute our plans well from the next game.

Rohit: I backed myself to bowl yorkers towards the end. I practiced yorkers in the nets and glad that I executed it well today. I'm happy with the team's win.

Ramalingam Rohit is the Man of the Match

After 10 overs, Madurai Super Giants seem to be cruising with asking rate in reaching distance and with 8 wickets in hand. However, lack of urgency cost them dear. Failed to capitalize on crucial moments and also relied on power hitting rather than ticking singles along. All that came back to haunt them as VB Thiruvallur Veerans end up on the winning side for the second time in a row...

19.6

Abhishek Tanwar to Thiyagarajan, FOUR, VB Thiruvallur Veerans pull off an excellent victory, win by 6 runs. Another full toss, Thiyagarajan steps out and slaps it through extra cover, gets four but that wasn't enough

19.5

Abhishek Tanwar to Vignesh, 1 run, that should be it! Full toss outside off, Vignesh charges down the pitch and could only power the drive to long-off

19.4

Abhishek Tanwar to Vignesh, SIX, and here's the first one! Gallops down and marmalizes a length delivery for a 74-metre maximum over long-on

Madurai Super Giants need 3 sixes to win this

19.3

Abhishek Tanwar to Thiyagarajan, 1 run, off-cutter dipping in towards middle, Thiyagarajan gets a leading edge towards long-off on the flick, only a single

19.2

Abhishek Tanwar to Thiyagarajan, no run, still has the courage to bowl the back-of-the-hand slower delivery as fails to put bat to ball

Lakshminarayanan Vignesh, right handed bat, comes to the crease

19.1

Abhishek Tanwar to Raja, out Caught by Vignesh!! The slower ball does the trick again. Clears his front leg and swats, off the toe-end and lobs high in the air. Long-off runs forward and accepts it gleefully. Raja c Vignesh b Abhishek Tanwar 1(4)

Abhishek Tanwar to Raja, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

18.6

Ramalingam Rohit to Raja, 1 run, slower full ball outside off, biffed down to long-off, they think about a second but decide against it at the last minute

18.5

Ramalingam Rohit to Raja, no run, slower bouncer outside off, Raja wasn't expecting it perhaps, pulls early and succeeds in swishing thin air

18.4

Ramalingam Rohit to Raja, no run, Ramalingam Rohit misses and so does M Raja, looks to bludgeon a full ball and makes no contact

M Raja, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Ramalingam Rohit is on a hat-trick

18.3

Ramalingam Rohit to Suresh Kumar, out Caught by Rahil!! Couldn't have picked the fielder any better. Sees the short ball and opts to pull, hits it straight down the throat of deep square who tumbles after taking the catch. Suresh Kumar c Rahil b Ramalingam Rohit 22(18) [4s-1 6s-1]

Ramalingam Rohit to Suresh Kumar, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

Singamuthu Thiyagarajan, right handed bat, comes to the crease

18.2

Ramalingam Rohit to Francis Rokins, out Caught by Sanjay Yadav!! Throws the kitchen sink at a slower full ball, ends up slicing it off the outside half and offers a dolly to short third man. Francis Rokins c Sanjay Yadav b Ramalingam Rohit 5(10)

Ramalingam Rohit to Francis Rokins, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

18.1

Ramalingam Rohit to Francis Rokins, no run, pacy full delivery outside off, Rokins looks to muscle it down the ground and misses

Ramalingam Rohit [3.0-0-20-1] is back into the attack

20 needed from 12. This over will be crucial for both sides

17.6

Abhishek Tanwar to Suresh Kumar, no run, swings early and misses, lack of pace doing the trick

17.5

Abhishek Tanwar to Suresh Kumar, SIX, too short and gets the treatment. Kumar sits back inside the crease and slams the pull fetching it wide of off-stump, lobs over a leping long-on

17.4

Abhishek Tanwar to Francis Rokins, leg byes, 1 run, this off-cutter grips on the pitch and bounces awkwardly as Rokins misses on the cross-bat slog. Crouches and is hit on the shoulder

17.3

Abhishek Tanwar to Suresh Kumar, 1 run, slower ball on middle, Kumar heaves but the lack of timing meant, he could only hit it towards an incoming long leg

17.2

Abhishek Tanwar to Suresh Kumar, FOUR, that's a gimme from Abhishek Tanwar. Sprays a full ball on the pads, flicked nonchalantly into the gap backwards of square

17.1

Abhishek Tanwar to Francis Rokins, 1 run, change-up delivery, Rokins uses the width to guide it to short third man

Abhishek Tanwar [2.0-0-11-0] is back into the attack

33 off 18. Heading towards a tight finish?

16.6

Lakshmi Narayanan to Francis Rokins, 1 run, full outside off, Rokins lofts it on the bounce to long-off

16.5

Lakshmi Narayanan to Francis Rokins, no run, slower ball wide of off, Rokins is late on the cut

16.4

Lakshmi Narayanan to Francis Rokins, no run, softly dabbed around his toes

16.3

Lakshmi Narayanan to Suresh Kumar, 1 run, lovely cover-drive but extra cover is in situ to deny Kumar a boundary

16.2

Lakshmi Narayanan to Francis Rokins, 1 run, full delivery, Rokins squeezes the drive backwards of point

16.1

Lakshmi Narayanan to Suresh Kumar, 1 run, cramps him for room by bringing one back in, Kumar clevery manoeuvres it to short third man with an angled bat

15.6

Jaganath Sinivas to Suresh Kumar, 1 run, just milking singles at the moment, another one down to third man

15.5

Jaganath Sinivas to Suresh Kumar, no run, slower delivery, Kumar looks to glide it into the off-side, early into the shot and misses

15.4

Jaganath Sinivas to Francis Rokins, 1 run, opens the bat face and runs a short of length delivery down to third man

Jaganath Sinivas to Francis Rokins, 1 run, shortish and rising outside off, Rokins fends to point and nabs a quick single

15.1

Jaganath Sinivas to Suresh Kumar, leg byes, 1 run, full and striking the pads as Kumar misses the flick, heading down leg comfortably

14.6

Lakshmi Narayanan to Suresh Kumar, 1 run, shuffles across to wrist a back of a length delivery wide of long-on

14.5

Lakshmi Narayanan to Suresh Kumar, no run, cross-seam slower ball, holds on the surface outside off, pushed into the off-side

P Francis Rokins, right handed bat, comes to the crease

14.4

Lakshmi Narayanan to Suresh Kumar, out Aswin Kumar Run Out!! Excellent work from Nishanth. Kumar dabbed this to backward point and ran for a quick single, risky one that. A laser-sharp throw and the bowler does the rest. Aswin Kumar run out (Hari Nishanth/Lakshmi Narayanan) 4(7)

Lakshmi Narayanan to Suresh Kumar, wide, slips a slower one well wide of off, Kumar overbalances and is taken aback for the lack of pace on it

14.1

Lakshmi Narayanan to Aswin Kumar, 1 run, slower one just outside off, pushed down the ground to long-off

13.6

Jaganath Sinivas to Aswin Kumar, 1 run, back of a length at the hip, Kumar tucks it away to long leg

13.5

Jaganath Sinivas to Suresh Kumar, 1 run, dinks a fullish delivery to short cover and sets off, his partner reacts late and is lucky to have survived. A direct hit and he was gone

13.4

Jaganath Sinivas to Aswin Kumar, 1 run, plays it to the left of the bowler who hurls it back at the stumps at the striker's end. Needless throw that, another overthrow

13.3

Jaganath Sinivas to Aswin Kumar, no run, swing and a miss outside off

13.2

Jaganath Sinivas to Aswin Kumar, no run, full outside off, driven to mid-off

13.1

Jaganath Sinivas to Suresh Kumar, 3 runs, full and drifting in, Kumar flicks aerially behind square leg and guess what! It should have been a single, but the fielder in the deep loses shape while trying to hurl it to the keeper, ends up conceding a couple of overthrows

12.6

Lakshmi Narayanan to Aswin Kumar, no run, off-cutter on off-stump, Kumar turns it into the on-side

S Aswin Kumar, right handed bat, comes to the crease

12.5

Lakshmi Narayanan to Varun Narender, out Bowled!! Yorker on off-stump and Narender fails to get bat to ball. Was on the back foot and gave himself too much of a room. Fails to dig it out and is knocked over. Varun Narender b Lakshmi Narayanan 33(32) [4s-4]

Lakshmi Narayanan to Varun Narender, FOUR, full and wide, Narender lofts it handsomely over mid-off, all the way

Suresh Kumar, right handed bat, comes to the crease

11.6

Jaganath Sinivas to Shijit Chandran, out Lbw!! Angled in from good length and rapped Chandran on the back pad. Was too far inside, height and angle would have been the issue, but the umpire doesn't think so. Given. Shijit Chandran lbw b Jaganath Sinivas 39(31) [4s-7]

Jaganath Sinivas to Shijit Chandran, FOUR, Shijit Chandran has a big swish and is lucky to have edged it past the keeper, raced away into the third man fence

11.3

Jaganath Sinivas to Shijit Chandran, no run, too full and dipping in late, Chandran skips down the pitch and fails to put bat to ball11.3

11.3

Jaganath Sinivas to Varun Narender, no ball, 1 run, dug in short and angling into the batsman, gets big on Varun Narender who gloves the pull over a non-existent short fine. Sinivas has overstepped, free-hit coming up

11.2

Jaganath Sinivas to Varun Narender, no run, short and slanted away outside off, Narender drives uppishly only to be beaten by a comfortable margin

11.1

Jaganath Sinivas to Varun Narender, no run, back of a length tilting towards off, punched back to the bowler

Ramalingam Rohit to Shijit Chandran, no run, length on off, played back to the bowler

5.5

Ramalingam Rohit to Shijit Chandran, no run, has he taken that? Oh, he has? If this is out it could well be one of the catches of the tournament. The soft signal is OUT as the onfield umpire welcomes TV ump. into the action. Was it on the bounce? Need to get a zoomer in, don't think there's conclusive evidence to overturn the onfield verdict. Here's one more sideways angle which suggets Rahil Shah's palms weren't underneath the ball. NOT OUT is the call and must say its a really good decision. Chandran gives it a swinging smite against a length delivery which swirls low to the right of mid-on. The fielder anticipates well and dives parallel to the ground, grabbed it one-handed air-borne but replays exposed the flaws...

Ramalingam Rohit to Shijit Chandran, no run, pushes at a full ball outside off, intercepted at cover

5.2

Ramalingam Rohit to Varun Narender, 1 run, gets a faint edge on this short ball, keeper leaps but fumbles, allowing the batsman to rotate strike

5.1

Ramalingam Rohit to Varun Narender, FOUR, third boundary in a row for the Super Giants! In the swinging zone off a length, Narender clears mid-off with ease, clean strike

4.6

Jaganath Sinivas to Shijit Chandran, FOUR, again! It's the keenness of Shijit Chandran to watch the ball close and pick the gap fetches him a boundary. Just rises with the bounce and times the pants off a punchy drive past a diving cover

4.5

Jaganath Sinivas to Shijit Chandran, FOUR, and he's got this one away. After four dot balls, he's managed to pierce the gap, allowed the ball to come in and clobbered the drive through covers

Jaganath Sinivas to Shijit Chandran, no run, punched sweetly but he couldn't have picked the fielder any better. Oh! That hurts if you're a batsman, straight to cover-point

4.2

Jaganath Sinivas to Shijit Chandran, no run, pokes a good length delivery into the off-side

4.1

Jaganath Sinivas to Shijit Chandran, no run, mild appeal for leg before but it hit high and line might have been the issue too. Hops late to a back of a length delivery that slanted in, missed the tuck and no problems with the lbw

Jaganath Sinivas, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

3.6

Ramalingam Rohit to Varun Narender, FOUR, saw the mid-off fielder was too wide and took his chances, length sits up outside off to be biffed away with a flat-bat

3.5

Ramalingam Rohit to Shijit Chandran, 1 run, strokes a full ball into the leg-side and is off the mark with a single

Shijit Chandran, right handed bat, comes to the crease

3.4

Ramalingam Rohit to Vignesh, out Caught by R Kavin!! This was coming, ain't it? Anyone watching the game would have guessed it. Ganapathi Vignesh has been all brawn rather than brains. Wanted to smoke this length delivery into Madurai, swings his blade like a sword with no feet. A thick, audible edge through to the keeper. Vignesh c R Kavin b Ramalingam Rohit 14(14) [4s-3]

Ramalingam Rohit to Vignesh, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

3.3

Ramalingam Rohit to Vignesh, no run, well-directed short delivery, got Vignesh into a strife as Vignesh attempts to pull, beaten for pace and bounce

3.2

Ramalingam Rohit to Vignesh, FOUR, full tempter outside off, Vignesh slogs and slogs hard, over mid-wicket and into the fence

3.1

Ramalingam Rohit to Vignesh, no run, nice slingy action from Ramalingam Rohit, bowls a good length delivery in the channel, punched to mid-off

Abhishek Tanwar to Varun Narender, no run, and couldn't resist himself this time around, zips off from a good length and appreciable bounce taking it over the edge of an uncertain swinging blade of Varun Narender

2.1

Abhishek Tanwar to Varun Narender, FOUR, too full and asking for punishment! Narender spanks the drive through extra cover elegantly to claim his first boundary

1.6

Ramalingam Rohit to Vignesh, FOUR, Ganapathi Vignesh has been itching to clear the off-side ring. Somehow manages to belt a lofted drive over mid-off despite not timing the ball, all brute!

1.5

Ramalingam Rohit to Vignesh, no run, hits the splice as Vignesh looks to tonk a back of a length delivery over mid-on, falls short of mid-off. Wasn't accounting for the extra bounce perhaps

1.4

Ramalingam Rohit to Vignesh, no run, an ugly looking slash outside off, only to miss by a country mile

1.3

Ramalingam Rohit to Varun Narender, 1 run, nipped in slightly off the seam, Narender had enough time to wrist it through mid-wicket

1.2

Ramalingam Rohit to Varun Narender, no run, slanting away, Narender dabs with an open-bat face to point

1.1

Ramalingam Rohit to Vignesh, 1 run, sat up nicely from short of length, Vignesh fetches the pull from outside off and slots to deep mid-wicket

Ramalingam Rohit, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

0.6

Abhishek Tanwar to Vignesh, 1 run, plenty of width outside off, steered down to third man

0.5

Abhishek Tanwar to Vignesh, no run, plants his foot forward and looks to swish one over mid-off, extra bounce taking it over the edge

0.4

Abhishek Tanwar to Vignesh, no run, explores outside off from back of a length as Vignesh shoulders arms

0.3

Abhishek Tanwar to Vignesh, FOUR, full at the toes, that's been helped with a lovely, little glance into the fine leg fence

0.2

Abhishek Tanwar to Varun Narender, 1 run, chops a back of a length delivery behind point to get off the mark

0.1

Abhishek Tanwar to Varun Narender, no run, superb first ball from Abhishek Tanwar! The inswinger pins Narender right in front of middle on his front pad, impact legside may be and height could have been an issue. The ball dribbles to backward point who sends the stumps down with a direct-hit, Vignesh was well in though

Varun Narender and Vignesh are at the crease. Varun Narender is on strike. Abhishek Tanwar will open the attack

We're back fellas! The payers are out too, should be an easy chase unless Madurai Super Giants script their own downfall. Abhishek Tanwar will get us going with a slip in place. Lets get ready to rumble...

So, the Veerans post a modest total on the board. Opting to bat first, the openers gave a brisk start. Chaturved was the key agressor as he unfurled a series of fluent strokes. However, the Super Giants clawed their way back into the contest by taking wickets at regular intervals. Their bowlers put up a disciplined performance to restrict the Veerans to 143. Join us back for the chase shortly

19.6

DT Chandrasekar to Ramalingam Rohit, FOUR, handy boundary for the Veerans. Rohit uses his feet and nails it towards long-off, the fielder had no chance

19.5

DT Chandrasekar to Ramalingam Rohit, no run, again fires this one full at the stumps, Rohit can only manage to jam it out

DT Chandrasekar to Jaganath Sinivas, no run, muted appeal for a caught behind but the umpire turns a deaf ear. It was the quicker delivery from Chandrasekar, Sinivas made room to cut but fails to make contact

19.2

DT Chandrasekar to Ramalingam Rohit, 1 run, eased down to long-off

Jaganath Sinivas, left handed bat, comes to the crease

19.1

DT Chandrasekar to Rahil, out Caught by Shijit Chandran!! Another one bites the dust. The Veerans are losing the plot. It was nicely tossed up delivery from Chandrasekar, keeps it just outside off, Shah mistimes the loft - off the toe-end. Ends up slicing it straight to long-off who didn't have to move an inch to grab the catch. Rahil c Shijit Chandran b DT Chandrasekar 1(2)

DT Chandrasekar to Rahil, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

DT Chandrasekar [3.0-0-26-1] is back into the attack

18.6

Raja to Ramalingam Rohit, no run, well bowled! Very full outside off, Rohit could only manage to squeeze it back to the bowler

18.5

Raja to Rahil, 1 run, fires this one full on the pads, Shah inside-edges the heave and is rapped on the pad

Rahil Shah, right handed bat, comes to the crease

18.4

Raja to Sanjay Yadav, out Bowled!! Timbaahhh. You-miss-I-hit stuff from Raja, angles this one on the stumps, Yadav was aiming for an wild slog across the line, misses and is castled. Sanjay Yadav b Raja 28(19) [4s-3 6s-1]

Raja to Sanjay Yadav, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!

18.3

Raja to Sanjay Yadav, FOUR, nicely played. Backs away and drills this fuller length delivery wide of sweeper cover, no chance for the fielder in the deep

Ramalingam Rohit, right handed bat, comes to the crease

18.2

Raja to Abhishek Tanwar, out Caught by Vignesh!! The Veerans are losing gas towards the end as they are losing wickets in pursuit of quick runs. It was full and in the slot for Tanwar, he didn't get enough elevation as he hits it off the toe-end towards long-on who settles under it with ease. Abhishek Tanwar c Vignesh b Raja 5(8)

Raja to Abhishek Tanwar, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

18.1

Raja to Sanjay Yadav, 1 run, from round the wicket, pounds it full outside off, Yadav grounds on one knee and chops it towards backward point

M Raja [3.0-0-16-1] is back into the attack

17.6

Vignesh to Sanjay Yadav, 1 run, very full outside off, Yadav squeezes it to backward point and takes off for a quick single

17.5

Vignesh to Abhishek Tanwar, 1 run, fullish around off, Tanwar gets across and lofts it wide of long-on who runs across to his right and tidies up

DT Chandrasekar to Sanjay Yadav, 1 run, fires this one outside off, Yadav throws the kitchen sink, didn't get it off the middle and ends up slicing it in the air towards long-off

DT Chandrasekar [2.0-0-18-1] is back into the attack

15.6

Shijit Chandran to Abhishek Tanwar, no run, darted in full around off, squeezed back to the bowler

15.5

Shijit Chandran to Abhishek Tanwar, no run, floated up on the stumps, Tanwar tamely pushes it back to the bowler

15.4

Shijit Chandran to Sanjay Yadav, 1 run, strighter on the stumps, worked away into the on-side

15.3

Shijit Chandran to Abhishek Tanwar, 1 run, eased down to long-on

15.2

Shijit Chandran to Sanjay Yadav, 1 run, turns it round the corner for a single

Abhishek Tanwar, right handed bat, comes to the crease

15.1

Shijit Chandran to Lakshmi Narayanan, out Lakshmi Narayanan Run Out!! 1 run completed. What is happening here? They are looking like a crippled Cobra whose fangs are clipped. Let me explain you what happened here. Narayanan clips it through mid-wicket, runs hard and sets off for a second run without looking at his partner who was ball watching. The fielder rifles the throw to the keeper, who throws it to the bowler's end who takes the bails off. Both batsmen were stranded at the striker's end and Narayanan had no chance of going back. Lakshmi Narayanan run out (Raja/Shijit Chandran/Varun Narender) 13(9) [6s-1]

Shijit Chandran to Lakshmi Narayanan, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!

Shijit Chandran [2.0-0-8-1] is back into the attack

14.6

Thiyagarajan to Sanjay Yadav, 2 runs, good length delivery around off, Yadav pushed hard at that, gets a thick outside edge to third man and gets a brace

14.5

Thiyagarajan to Lakshmi Narayanan, 3 runs, sloppy, very sloppy from the Super Giants. Narayanan tucks this length delivery towards mid-wicket, runs hard and sets off for the second run. However,the fielder fires the throw to the keeper who doesn't collect it cleanly and allows the duo to pinch an extra run

14.4

Thiyagarajan to Lakshmi Narayanan, SIX, massive! Gets hold of this length delivery and smokes it over the long-on fence for a maximum

14.3

Thiyagarajan to Sanjay Yadav, 1 run, steers this back of a length delivery to third man

14.2

Thiyagarajan to Lakshmi Narayanan, 1 run, comedy of errors! Narayanan pats it to point and sets off for a non-existant single, however, his partner was ball watching and sends him back. The fielder swoops down on the ball, collects it and fires a throw at the striker's end but fails to hit the target. No backing up meant the duo will sneak a run off the overthrow

14.1

Thiyagarajan to Lakshmi Narayanan, no run, Narayanan preempts a lap/scoop by moving across his sticks, Thiyagarajan spots it and hurls it wide of off, Narayanan fails to connect with the shot

Singamuthu Thiyagarajan, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

13.6

Muruganantham to Sanjay Yadav, FOUR, excellent batting from Yadav, he is reading Muruganantham like a book. Again skips out of his crease and whacks it over the mid-wicket fence, didn't get it off the middle but enough legs to reach the fence

13.5

Muruganantham to Sanjay Yadav, SIX, wow! Massive strike. Uses his feet this time, gets to the pitch of the ball and butchers it over the cow corner fence for a maximum

13.4

Muruganantham to Sanjay Yadav, no run, tad slower on off, Yadav taps it in front of cover and wanted a quick single, but on seeing the fielder rush in quickly, his partner sends him back

Muruganantham to Chaturved, out Bowled!! Muruganantham strikes! He's been very impressive for the Super Giants. Most of the batsmen don't seem to pick his quicker delivery and Chaturved is one of them. This was pushed through quicker, Chaturved made room to dab it towards third man, opens the bat face as he played inside the line of the delivery and surveys the debris on his way back to the pavilion. Chaturved b Muruganantham 42(38) [4s-4 6s-1]

Muruganantham to Chaturved, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!

13.1

Muruganantham to Lakshmi Narayanan, 1 run, arrowing in on the stumps, eased away to long-on

Muruganantham [2.0-0-13-0] is back into the attack

12.6

Raja to Lakshmi Narayanan, 1 run, good length delivery swerving in on off, Narayanan gets across and shovels it to mid-wicket

12.5

Raja to Lakshmi Narayanan, no run, short and extracts a bit of bounce, Narayanan was aiming for a dab to third man, manages to connect with only thin air

12.4

Raja to Lakshmi Narayanan, no run, fuller length delivery on leg-stump line, Narayanan was shuffling across on the flick, misses and is rapped on the pad

12.3

Raja to Chaturved, 1 run, nips back in sharply from a length, Chaturved closes his bat face as he gently knocks it through mid-wicket

Lakshmi Narayanan, right handed bat, comes to the crease

12.2

Raja to Malolan Rangarajan, out Caught by Aswin Kumar!! This is a soft dismissal for the Veerans skipper. It was a buffet ball. Low full toss on the pads, he could've put it away anywhere, instead tamely chips it straight to the deep square leg fielder, who dives forward and clings onto it. Malolan Rangarajan c Aswin Kumar b Raja 3(5)

Raja to Malolan Rangarajan, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

12.1

Raja to Chaturved, 1 run, the toe-crusher from Raja, right into the blockhole, Chaturved manages to squeeze it into the on-side, the keeper sprints across and swoops down on the ball quickly

Suresh Kumar to Chaturved, out R Kavin Run Out!! Brilliant work from Kumar. Chaturved bludgeons this one powerfully back to the bowler, who gathers the ball in his followthrough with his right hand, Kavin was backing up for the single, Kumar spots it and deflects the bails off to catch the batsman short of his crease. Good awareness from Suresh. R Kavin run out (Suresh Kumar) 2(3)

Suresh Kumar to Chaturved, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!

10.3

Suresh Kumar to R Kavin, 2 wides, slips one down leg, the keeper makes a fumble and the duo will pinch a run

10.2

Suresh Kumar to Chaturved, 1 run, looped up around off, drilled towards long-off, Chaturved was looking for a second run and was backing a long way, the fielder rifles the throw to the non-striker's end, the bowler collects the ball and deflects the stumps. However, Chaturved ws back in time with a full length dive

10.1

Suresh Kumar to R Kavin, 1 run, darted in full on the stumps, worked away to mid-wicket

Suresh Kumar, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

9.6

Shijit Chandran to R Kavin, 1 run, floated up full on the stumps, milked away down to long-on for a single

9.5

Shijit Chandran to R Kavin, no run, touch quicker outside off, Kavin drops it in front of cover, wanted a single but rightly sent back by his partner

R Kavin, right handed bat, comes to the crease

9.4

Shijit Chandran to Vignesh, out Stumped!! Chaturved has been done in here. Cleverly bowled. Aired it up slower through the air, Vignesh skips out of the crease aiming for a heave across the line, misses and the keeper does the rest. Vignesh st Varun Narender b Shijit Chandran 16(15) [4s-1]

DT Chandrasekar to Chaturved, FOUR, "Sweet azzzz" gushes Dean Jones on air. Fabulous shot from Chaturved, makes room and lofts this flighted delivery inside out over extra cover, couple of bounces and into the fence

7.4

DT Chandrasekar to Vignesh, 1 run, cuts this flatter delivery through point for a single

7.4

DT Chandrasekar to Vignesh, wide, darts it down the leg-side, called a wide

7.3

DT Chandrasekar to Vignesh, 2 runs, Vignesh is deceived by the flight as he gave the charge. He didn't get to the pitch of the ball but still went through the shot, ends up mistiming it towards mid-wicket.

7.2

DT Chandrasekar to Chaturved, 1 run, quicker on the stumps, tucked away into the on-side

7.1

DT Chandrasekar to Vignesh, 1 run, drilled towards long-off

6.6

Raja to Chaturved, no run, muted appeal for a strangle down the leg, but umpire turns a deaf ear to it. It was speared down leg, Chaturved misses his flick and the ball seemed have brushed the thigh pad en route to the keeper.

6.5

Raja to Vignesh, 1 run, shortish outside off, Vignesh opens the bat face and dinks it to third man

6.4

Raja to Chaturved, leg byes, 1 run, vociferous appeal for an LBW from the bowler but the umpire shakes his head. Height was an issue there. It was on a length and came back in sharply, Chaturved was hopping across on the flick, misses and is rapped on the pad. The ball rolls away into the off-side

6.3

Raja to Vignesh, byes, 1 run, sloppy stuff from the keeper, Vignesh slashes hard at a short of length outside off, misses and the keeper does'nt collect it cleanly, the pair will pinch a bye

6.2

Raja to Chaturved, 1 run, fullish on the stumps, driven crisply to long-on

6.1

Raja to Vignesh, 1 run, goodish length delivery on off, Vignesh pats it in front of point and sets off for a quick single

M Raja, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

5.6

DT Chandrasekar to Vignesh, 1 run, flatter trajectory just outside off, Vignesh hangs back and cuts it away through point

5.5

DT Chandrasekar to Chaturved, 1 run, nice loop, grips and turns, Chaturved planks his front foot across and drives it on the up through cover

5.4

DT Chandrasekar to Vignesh, 1 run, slightly shortish on the stumps, worked away into the on-side

5.3

DT Chandrasekar to Vignesh, no run, floats it up around off, Vigneshes it back to the bowler

Vignesh, right handed bat, comes to the crease

5.2

DT Chandrasekar to Hari Nishanth, out Caught by Aswin Kumar!! There comes the first breakthrough. Oh! Jeez! Nishanth had timed that so well, just that he hit that flat, didn't get enough elevation. Smacks it straight to long-on where the fielder leaps and hangs onto a superb catch. Hari Nishanth c Aswin Kumar b DT Chandrasekar 19(15) [4s-1]

DT Chandrasekar to Hari Nishanth, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

5.1

DT Chandrasekar to Hari Nishanth, FOUR, lousy start from Chandrasekar, fires an half-volley outside off, Nishanth reaches out and strokes it through cover, no point chasing those lads!

DT Chandrasekar, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

4.6

Vignesh to Chaturved, FOUR, slower one, Chaturved is early into the loft. Wasn't expecting the change-up delivery and hence played it half-heartedly. One hand comes off while execution, but to his delight the ball lobs over a back-sprinting mid-on and rolls into the fence

4.5

Vignesh to Chaturved, no run, absolute cross-bat swat from NS Chaturved, only succeeds in slicing thin air

4.4

Vignesh to Chaturved, SIX, half-volley in the slot, Chaturved dismisses it outta his sight, stands and delivers it over the long-on fence with sheer swagger

4.3

Vignesh to Chaturved, no run, prods and blocks with bat-pad tucked together

Vignesh to Hari Nishanth, 2 runs, looks to lift a full delivery over mid-on, but ends up slicing it off the outer half over cover-point, some sliding work in the deep saves a couple of runs

4.1

Vignesh to Hari Nishanth, wide, drifting down leg, may have clipped the pad en route to the keeper, but the umpire doesn't think so

3.6

Muruganantham to Chaturved, FOUR, slider on off, Chaturved stays leg-side of the delivery and back-cuts to the right of point, the fielder was a fraction late to react and Nishanth ain't pleased by that

3.5

Muruganantham to Chaturved, no run, tad short and turning away outside off, Chaturved late-cuts only to find backward point

3.4

Muruganantham to Chaturved, FOUR, full, flat and wide, Chaturved carves it over the infield on the off-side, lovely extension of the arms!

3.3

Muruganantham to Hari Nishanth, 1 run, stters a shortish delivery to backward point

3.2

Muruganantham to Chaturved, 1 run, hangs back and open-bats a qucker delivery to point

3.1

Muruganantham to Chaturved, no run, slower around off, Chaturved pushes to cover

2.6

Vignesh to Chaturved, 1 run, top-edge and dropped! Chaturved swings at a full and wide delivery, gone hard and the edge is spilled by a sprinting backward point who was running backwards

2.5

Vignesh to Hari Nishanth, 1 run, full and too straight, picked away off the pads into the leg-side

Vignesh to Chaturved, 1 run, gets an inside edge on the straight ball, raps the pad and rolls into the on-side

2.1

Vignesh to Hari Nishanth, 5 runs, absolute chaos in the middle. Nishanth tapped this slower delivery towards point and called his partner for a single. The fielder aims and misses at the striker's end, Chaturved was well in anyway. No proper backing up and Nishanth gets 5

1.6

Muruganantham to Chaturved, no run, quick slider aiming for the stumps, punched to short cover

1.5

Muruganantham to Hari Nishanth, 1 run, legbreak around off, Nishanth drops in front of short cover and hustles for a quick single

1.4

Muruganantham to Chaturved, 1 run, quicker one, eased to long-on

1.3

Muruganantham to Chaturved, no run, forward and defended into the off-side

Muruganantham to Hari Nishanth, no run, flat and straight, Nishanth blunts it down

Muruganantham, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

0.6

Vignesh to Chaturved, no run, tremendous first over from Lakshminarayanan Vignesh, caps off with an outswinger that takes the edge of a poking Chaturved, falls short of first slip albeit

0.5

Vignesh to Hari Nishanth, 1 run, slips into the pads again, Nishanth flicks aerially to the left of fine leg

0.4

Vignesh to Hari Nishanth, no run, angled away from back of a length, Nishanth looks to drive, probably not the perfect length to be doing that. Also with the away angle it's always risk, beaten neck and crop

0.3

Vignesh to Chaturved, 1 run, full one, curls in around middle, Chaturved plonks forward to push one in front of mid-off, sneaks a quick single

0.2

Vignesh to Hari Nishanth, 1 run, straying on the pads this time, Nishanth times the flick to long leg

0.1

Vignesh to Hari Nishanth, no run, jaffa first ball! Good length swings away appreciably arond fifth stump, Nishanth plays inside the line and that's too good a delivery to be nicked

Hari Nishanth and Chaturved are at the crease. Hari Nishanth is on strike. Vignesh will open the attack

Madurai Super Giants are in an intense huddle as the umpires walk out to the centre. Lakshminarayanan Vignesh will start proceedings, one slip. Off we go...

Hello Peeps! Hope you had a lovely weekend. It's time to get some cricket going again, welcome to game number 6 of the first edition of TNPL. VB Thiruvallur Veerans got off to a winning start in their first game while Madurai Super Giants were not so lucky. That makes it an important encounter for the latter to ensure they do not make it two losses in a row and get to winning ways as soon as possible. On the other hand, the Veerans though won't want to let an inch and build a winning run of their own to send a message to the competition. Toss and team updates in a while..